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Book

Queer, there, and everywhere : 23 people who changed the world

Call Number

  • 920 P8982 TEEN (EAS, OSH, POW)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]

Physical Description

259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Audience

Ages 13 and up.

Summary

World history has been made by countless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals -- and you've never heard of many of them. Queer author and activist Sarah Prager delves deep into the lives of 23 people who fought, created, and loved on their own terms. From high-profile figures like Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt to the trailblazing gender-ambiguous Queen of Sweden and a bisexual blues singer who didn't make it into your history books, these true stories uncover a rich queer heritage that encompasses every culture, in every era.

Contents

  • Elagabalus
  • Jeanne D'Arc
  • Kristina Vasa
  • Juana Inés de la Cruz
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Albert Cashier
  • Gertrude "Ma" Rainey
  • Lili Elbe
  • Frida Kahlo
  • Mercedes de Acosta
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Bayard Rustin
  • Alan Turing
  • Joseph Kohout
  • José Sarria
  • Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
  • Sylvia Rivera
  • Renée Richards
  • Harvey Milk
  • Glenn Burke
  • Mychal Judge
  • George Takei
  • Looking back, moving forward.

Subjects

Added Authors

Zoë More O'Ferrall